Missions for sustainability: New approaches for science and society
International Conference 2022 "Missions for sustainability: New approaches for science and society"
5th and 6th May 2022 - Online
In order to cope with pressing global sustainability challenges such as the climate crisis systemic innovations are needed urgently. The mission-oriented research and innovation (R&I) approach promises to address this need: It strives to direct a broad portfolio of inter- and transdisciplinary scientific activities towards achieving bold and inspirational societal goals within in a specific time- and resource frame. See Background for more information.
Nevertheless, the design and implementation of mission-oriented R&I also raises new questions e.g. in terms of governance and responsibility, normativity and social learning, as well as trade-offs and the navigation of complexity. How should the approach evolve as it becomes adopted across a widening range of sustainability challenges and policy fields?
This two-day international event brought together diverse actors from science, policy, business and civil society to critically discuss opportunities as well as challenges and limitations of mission-oriented R&I. It combined live talks with a variety of interactive online formats on key issues and current debates.
The Position Paper and the short documentation of the conference can be downloaded here.
For questions please contact: Prof. Dr. Marc Wolfram (Director IOER), m.wolfram(at)ioer.de
